Lamborghini Huracan LP610-4 : 610hp, 3.2s to 100km/h, 12.5L/100km

The Lamborghini Gallardo is finally bowing out after 10 years in production and some 14,022 units has found it home round the globe. The successor, Lamborghini Huracan has been officially unveiled and it is set to bring the "entry-level" Lamborghini to an even greater height. Rumoured to be called Cabrera, and was previously rumoured to be a productionized Sesto Elemento Concept, both bulls are bulls as Huracan takes a complete voluminous shape not unlike its bigger Aventador brother.

Lamborghini Huracan adopts a similar design language to that of the Lamboghini Aventador. But it takes the surface crisp precision to a new height with the line that starts off from the hood leading edge before expanding into the hood line before breaking up into a tear drop shaped glass house opening and merging back post the rear pillar. The shape of the headlight and front bumper intake sets carry the lineage of the current Lamborghini. Headlight inner structure is avantgarde, with its geometric light bars arrangement.

 
The rear end is characterized by slim, inward sloping rear light with distinctive graphic. In tune with the rest of world's supercar, the rear fascia is dominated with air outlet. Sharply creases surface and quad exhaust setup completes the rear end.

The side profile emphasize the compact silhouette. The sharp intertwined surfacing with blistered of surface by the air intakes does lightened the overall visual mass. This is further helped by relatively large glass fraction and slim wheel spokes.

The heart of Lamborghini is the engine. Lamborghini Huracan uses a development of the last unit powering the Gallardo. Retaining the V10 architecture and displacing 5.2L, with the direct and indirect injection system in presence, the engine produces 610hp at 8,250rpm and 560Nm at 6,500 rpm of power and torque. Coupled to 7 speed double clutch transmission, transmitting the traction to all four wheel, this is sufficient to propel the 1,422kg car to 100km/h in 3.2s and top speed of 325km/h. The lightweight figure is achieved thanks to a hybrid structure of aluminum and carbon fibre.

Three drive modes are available; Strada, Sport and Corsa. They alters the setup of engine and gearbox response, exhaust, stability control and four wheel drive power distribution and said to give a distinctive driving experience between them. Carbon ceramic brakes are standard, but the variable steering ratio and magneto rheologic damper system are cost option.

The interior is less rakish than the Aventador, but still contains several innovative touch. Dominating the fascia is 12.3" TFT color screen which acts as a meter binnacle as well as the infotaintment system for the car. Among the trims available include Nappa and Alcantra upholstery.

Lamborghini Huracan will be officially unveiled in Geneva Motorshow, where the pricing will be announced. More photos after the jump.

Lamborghini Veneno Roadster

This is Lamborghini Veneno Roadster. Enough said. Bye. Okay, while they build only 3 Lamborghini Veneno, Lamborghini will build the roadster 3 times as much, so you'll have 9 on them roaming around our earth. Key facts: mid mounted 6.5L V12 thrusting 750PS, 2.9s century sprint and 355km/h top speed. And it is permanently open. Drive something else on a wet day. Photos after the jump.

Lamborghini Aventador Roadster Revealed

Some cars are like pure fantasy. Fantasy in terms of the impossibly beautiful curve, or in a sense of extreme jarring edges that is akin to the sci-fi spaceship outer material. They are like driven straight out from your dream. Introducing the Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 Roadster.

As the name implies, this is the roadster sibling to the Aventador coupe in which the Raging Bull company has managed to shift some 1,300 units since its 2011 launch. The open-top version is clothed in an even more dramatic set of suit compared to the fixed-head sibling. Compared to the Coupe, the Roadster has a redesigned rear pillar to support the removable roof panel as well as providing roll-over protection to the occupants. The engine cover is differently styled too, with the central spine running along the centre line separating the transparent glass engine cover.

The roof panel is made of carbon fibre, a two-piece affair and manufactured off using forged composite as well as resin transfer moulding. It weights mere 6kg and can be stowed in the front luggage section after being removed manually. 

The extremities of the wind-in-your-hair experience can be selected via the deployment of the electrically operated rear windscreen which controls the amount of the V12 noise entering the cabin. There's also a wind deflector mounted at the top of front windscreen. Combined, a calm cabin sensation can be achieved. 

Aesthetically, apart from the aforementioned rear bodywork design revision, LP700-4 Roadster also has been given a two-tone paint finish. The high gloss black finishing is applied to the A-pillar, roof section and the rear window area, in complementing the standard body color.

Mechanically, the Aventador Roadster is identical to the updated Aventador powertrain. It is powered by the 6.5L V12 engine equipped with cylinder deactivation technology. The 700bhp lump is mated to the 7 speed ISR transmission and drive is channelled to all four wheels. Mentioning about the wheel, Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 Roadster rides on the 20" and 21" alloys front and rear which is a lightweight forged aluminium.

Anyway, Aventador Roadster is capable of 3s flat century sprint and 350km/h of top speed. If the Roadster version is not extreme enough for you, there's also the Aventador J, which unfortunately is just a one-off creature. More photos of the Aventador Roadster after the jump.

Lamborghini Aventador J - stunning one-off open air motoring

Lamborghini continues to be guilty in providing irresistible urge for the poor people to continue having a wet dream about their cars. The latest Aventador is Lamborghini at their best, with its impossibly outlandish angular geometric body styles that shouts space ship. Definitely that is the wildest as far as automotive design can go. Yes? No, enter the Aventador J, the car revealed at Geneva motorshow today.

Forget about the name, as the 'J' refers to the FIA categorization of race car class. But the Aventador here is basically based on the 'cooking' Aventador, with its roof and a large chunk of its windscreen chopped off. The outrageously dramatic skin of Aventador is retained though, with its clear, precise surfaces, as well as sharp, often broken lines that are among the unmistakable styling tools.

The front end of the 'J' is dominated by   a highly distinctive carbon fiber air scoop, with central fixing braces and upward tilting winglets on the outer edges. Viewed from the side, the front end of the Aventador J looks like a Formula 1 racing car. The bumpers are exclusive to Aventador J, where both end features the carbon fiber fins that act as flow deviators. Their purpose is to achieve a significant increase in the vehicle's downforce at both the front and the rear.

Moving further inwards, one can't help from noticing the periscope-like rear view mirror, incidentally the car highest point for its 1,110mm of height. The passengers are cocooned in the tub-like structure that is made up by the central spine that runs from from the hood inwards the cabin before splitting into two just after the cabin to open up highlight the extravaganza carbon-fibre engine bracing before melting into the rest of rear upper surface. Stealth-jet outer surface it is, invisible it is not.

Sticking to the tradition of the big Lambo, the doors are open upwards in the scissors-like mechanism. The rear end meanwhile is dominated by the outlet duct mesh.  The only surfaces exists are the rear light, rear diffuser and the gigantic tail pipes.  The rear end is crowned by an enormous fixed spoiler mounted on the bodyshell by two arms.

The cabin ditched many of the Aventador amenities meant for the tech-savvy customer. Among the items gone include the air conditioning and the sat-nav. Those are deemed un-needed for extreme open top motoring.  The Aventador J seats are made of Forged COMPOSITE®, with inserts of flexible carbon fiber fabrics: a result of an innovative Lamborghini patent. In its first automotive application, this carbon fiber fabric called "Carbonskin" is made of woven carbon fibers soaked with a very special epoxy resin that stabilizes the fiber structure and keeps the material soft. Like a hi-tech fabric, the carbon fiber mats fit perfectly to every shape. In the Aventador J, the complete cockpit and parts of the seats are clad in this material and shimmer in matt carbon fiber black. The minimalist concept is further accentuated by the lack of switchgear, saved for the small control panel housing the starter button and the switches for lights and transmission. The two programmable TFT displays behind the steering wheel are however retained. More after the jump.

Blast from the past - Sogna supercar of 90's

90's is the time zone when super and hypercar rules. This is the era of excessive power, extremely flashy design and explosive (not necessarily controllable) performance. Cars from this era makes current crops of supercar appears tame, clinical and nerdy.

One of the most interesting looking is this car, Art & Tech Sogna, which is based on Lamborghini Countach.

Read more after the jump.